Inside the Papal Castle

Noelle and Derek stood silently at the Pope's desk. Sitting on the desk was a sealed document, behind which the Pope sat with a calm face.

The two cardinals had just been called here by the Pope and had already been standing here for some time. However, the Pope never spoke, and the two cardinals could only wait here.

In fact, even if the Pope didn't say it, the two cardinals also understood in their hearts that it must be the matter of Casilla, and as the two cardinals who had followed the Pope for many years, they had long known all this.

What about the so-called cardinal archbishops? These are the two pillars of the Church! Under the Pope, they are the most powerful in the Church, and in this respect they are even higher than the chief judges. Successive cardinal archbishops were at the pinnacle of cardinal cultivation and were the most important advisors and right-hand men of the Church.

The two cardinals stood for a moment, and the pope sat up from his seat, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the two cardinals.

"Two adults, take a look at this document. The Pope's voice was calm, and there was not a hint of joy or sorrow.

Derek bowed slightly to the Pope and picked up the papers on the table.

He tore open the seal on the document, and then took out a thin piece of paper, which contained only one line of words, and although there was only one line of words, the message conveyed by these words weighed as much as a thousand pounds.

"I am to blame for the loss of six legions of magicians, and I ask for reinforcements. ”

Derek silently put the papers back on the table and put them back in place.

"What do you two think about this?" the Pope asked faintly, after burning the document to ashes.

"Your Excellency...... This Pompeii's strength is so strong, it really underestimates them. Noelle said to the Pope.

"Your Majesty, the most urgent task is the province of Casilla, and if we lose Casilla again, how can the prestige of the Church be maintain!!ed?"

The Pope listened to the words of the two cardinals and said nothing.

He slowly got up from his chair and paced back and forth in the study.

"According to the two lords, we are going to have a decisive battle with Pompeii in Casilla?!" the Pope stopped abruptly after walking for a while, turning his head to look at the two cardinals.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The two cardinals replied together.

Hearing the two of them's answers, the Pope stopped pacing, he sat down again, and looked at the distant city of Da Nao.

"How should our army fight a decisive battle? or should we continue the offensive, or should we hold on to Casilla?" the Pope asked the two cardinals.

The two cardinals looked at each other and had a plan in their minds.

Derek took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, although our army has been unfavorable in two battles, our army is still superior to the Pompeii thieves in terms of absolute strength. Therefore, as long as this time, we will definitely be able to smash Pompeii in one fell swoop!"

Noelle then said: "Your Majesty, I think that our army is not clear about the true strength of Pompeii, it is better to stick to it, then Pompeii will definitely attack our army, and our army will not be able to hold out, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack, and we can win a complete victory." ”

After listening to the words of the two cardinals, the Pope nodded.

"Well, order the fourth, fifth, and seventh legions of magicians to sail to Casilla. Order the Eighth and Ninth Wizard Legions to Fort Tigney. ”

Hearing the Pope's order, the two cardinals hesitated.

"My lord, why don't you just leave the Eighth and Ninth Wizard Legions on the front line of Dicasilla?"

The Pope did not answer, got up and left the study.

A moment later, a voice rang out in the hearts of the two of them.

"Tigurny can't afford to lose, and the real battle starts from Tigourny. ”

The two cardinals looked at each other, neither understanding what the pope meant. Still, the two left the Papal Castle to issue the Pope's order.

During this period of time when the Church was deploying troops, the Pompeii Empire was not idle.

The few people who remained in the province of Natlin gathered together in the city lord's mansion in Loznod to discuss the next step.

Rather than discussing countermeasures, it was actually mainly Du Hongcheng and Chris who discussed, while Gu Tong and Yao Bin and Zhu Diwen were all focused on cultivation.

"Chris, what do you think the church will do next?"

Du Hongcheng and Chris sat together in the front hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

Chris stood up and arched his hand to Du Hongcheng and said, "Lord Prince, I foolishly thought that the church would not stop attacking, and their next attack will definitely be more intense!"

Du Hongcheng nodded.

"That's... How do we deal with the enemy? Do we still adopt such tactics?"

Chris pondered for a moment and said, "The tactics are basically the same, but the strategy needs to change accordingly. ”

"Oh!?, what do you mean by that?" Du Hongcheng asked with interest.

"Your Excellency, our army is still going to abandon the city and withdraw in this battle, but it is not continuing to the port of Modeletos. Instead, enter Ticasilla and cut off the way back for the invading enemy!"

When Du Hongcheng heard Chris's new strategy, his eyes couldn't help but light up!

"Dig deeper!"

"Yes, sir. Chris continued, "Our army now has the First and Third Legions of Magicians. We have two of the three strongest mage legions in the church, so we already have the capital to attack. And judging from the Church's troop arrangement, it will take 10 days for the new batch of troops to arrive at the earliest! Our army can completely rely on this time to arrange for people to infiltrate Casiklia and wait until the end of the battle starts, so that they can meet it inside, and the battle will be resolved quickly!"

Du Hongcheng secretly analyzed the feasibility of Chris's strategy in his heart.

"Well, according to Qing's intentions, who can take on the heavy responsibility of infiltrating?" Du Hongcheng asked.

"Your Majesty, you can. ”

Du Hongcheng shook his head.

Chris looked at Du Hongcheng suspiciously: "That..... Master Yao Bin, yes. ”

Du Hongcheng shook his head again and pointed at himself.

"I'll go!"

Hearing Du Hongcheng's words, Chris hurriedly grabbed the corner of Du Hongcheng's clothes.

"How can His Royal Highness the Prince personally take the risk of a thousand times?"

Du Hongcheng looked at Chris with a smile.

"I am the body of a thousand times and cannot be in danger, but the dove is the body of ten thousand times, so she can go?"

Chris was momentarily speechless by Du Hongcheng's words.

"There's no need to discuss it at this time, I'll just take the people from my headquarters there. ”

Chris saw that Du Hongcheng had made up his mind, so it was not easy to persuade him, but he just congratulated Du Hongcheng on his success, and after being careful, he retreated.

"Someone!" Du Hongcheng ordered: "Pass Yao Yizhong, Lu Tianyi will enter the hall." ”

A moment later, the two came to the hall and hugged Du Hongcheng with a fist.

"The Commander summoned me both, and I don't know what. ”